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Bilingual edition. |
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1 online resource (728 pages) |
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A Concise History of Human Civilization: Volume 1 -- Cover -- Advance Praise -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Prehistory -- 1: Out of Primal Chaos -- 2: Evolution of the Universe -- 3: The Stone Age -- 4: Human Species and Languages -- The Ancient Period -- 5: The Four Great Civilizations -- 6: Africa and the Americas in the Early Times -- 7: Hellenistic Civilization -- 8: Periods of the Spring-Autumn and the Warring States -- 9: The Founding and Spread of Buddhism -- 10: The Qin Dynasty -- 11: The Han Dynasty -- 12: The Roman Empire |
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13: Jewish Civilization and the Founding and Spread of Christianity -- 14: Science and Technology Before the Common Era -- 15: Literature and the Arts Before the Common Era -- 16: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and the Split of Christianity -- 17: Wei-Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties: Split in the Country -- 18: Wei-Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties: National and Cultural Integration -- The Middle Ages -- 19: Sui-Tang and the Five Dynasties -- 20: Korea and Japan in the Early Times -- 21: Southeast Asia in the Early Times -- 22: The Song Dynasty |
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23: The Founding and Spread of Islam and the Rise of the Arab Empire -- 24: Europe in the Early and High Periods of the Middle Ages -- 25: The Rise of Russia -- 26: The Mongol Empire Encompassing Europe and Asia -- 27: The Ming Dynasty -- 28: Europe in the Late Middle Ages -- 29: Cultural Developments before the Renaissance -- 30: The Renaissance in Europe -- The Early Modern Period -- 31: The Protestant Reformation -- 32: International Trade and Voyages of Discovery -- 33: Sea Hegemony and the Scramble for Colonies -- 34: Africa and South Asia during the Colonial Period |
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35: Southeast Asia and Australasia During the Colonial Period -- 36: The Early Qing Period -- 37: The Enlightenment in Europe -- 38: The First Industrial Revolution -- 39: The American War of Independence -- 40: The French Revolution -- 41: The Meiji Restoration in Japan -- 42: The Late Qing Period -- Back Cover -- A Concise History of Human Civilization: Volume 2 -- Advance Praise -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- The Modern Period -- 43: The 1911 Revolution in China -- 44: The First World War -- 45: The October Revolution in Russia |
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46: National Independence Movements in West Asia and South Asia -- 47: Civil War in China and Japanese Invasion -- 48: The Great Depression and the Formation of the Axis -- 49: The Second World War -- 50: The Second Civil War in China -- 51: Confrontation of the Two Camps and the Formation of the Third World -- 52: Hot War in the Era of Cold War: East Asia and Southeast Asia -- 53: Hot War in the Era of Cold War: West Asia and South Asia -- 54: The Great Leap Forward in China -- 55: The Cultural Revolution in China -- 56: Reforms and Opening Up in China |
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57: Tremendous Changes in Eastern Europe and Disintegration of the Soviet Union |
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| Subject |
World history.
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World history. |
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China -- History.
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China. |
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History. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Print version: Fung, Yee-wang. A Concise History of Human Civilization : The World through Chinese Eyes (Volume 1 & 2) (Bilingual edition). Chicago : City University of Hong Kong Press, ©2017 9789629373023 |
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9629375338 |
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9789629375331 (electronic book) |
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